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Eurasia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Eurasia , land mass comprising the continents of Europe and Asia , in which Europe is geographically a western peninsula of Asia, rather than a separate continent.


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Eurasia
Eurasia The combined landmass of Europe and Asia. Read more
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...Exchange. As of 1492, the Americas and Eurasia‐Africa, except for occasional...domesticated ones, to whose teeth and hooves Eurasian and African grasses and herbs had been...production. Among the more important Eurasian‐African crops (a longer list... Read more
starling
...about 168 species (family Sturnidae) of songbirds of temperate Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The best-known is Sturnus vulgaris...black bird with a long sharp bill. It has been introduced from Eurasia to most parts of the world, except South America. The millions... Read more
pseudo-steppe
pseudo-steppe An area with steppe -like vegetation which occurs outside Eurasia. The term ‘steppe’ strictly refers to the temperate grassland of Eurasia. However, it has also been applied to vegetation on the southern fringe of... Read more
pseudo-steppe
pseudo-steppe An area with steppe-like vegetation which occurs outside Eurasia. The term ‘steppe’ strictly refers to the temperate grassland of Eurasia. However, it has also been applied to vegetation on the southern fringe of... Read more

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